Fitness
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MOBOT: “The World’s First Foam Roller Water Bottle”
Water bottles are great for carrying water, and for drinking, but if for some reason you’ve ever tried to use one to massage your aching muscles, you know how inadequate they can be in that regard. Now, there’s MOBOT, a combination water bottle and foam roller massager that seeks to be an indispensable part of […]
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‘The American Ninja Warrior Workout’ From Cool Material
I was at a bar a couple weeks ago and that show American Ninja Warrior was on one of the TVs. For some reason, I couldn’t look away, maybe because I was a big fan of shows like GUTS and American Gladiators as a kid, or maybe it was just the intangible power of the […]
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BangFit: Pornhub Unveils Sexual Workout Regimen (Video)
The physical benefits of regular and rigorous sexual activity are pretty obvious, even if they’re not what usually get touted when people talk about physical fitness and exercise. But now, the people at Pornhub have unveiled a new fitness method that directly taps into the physical benefits of “sexercise.” It’s called BangFit. BangFit is kind […]
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Naked 3D Fitness Tracker: “The World’s First Home Body Scanner” (Video)
There are more ways to track your own fitness now than at any point in history, barring the discovery of some ancient gym-obsessed Inca tribe or something. But the Naked 3D Fitness Tracker takes a page of its innovations from a good old-fashioned bathroom scale, with a crucial third dimension to boost the usefulness of such […]
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Cakewalk: The Humorous Shame-Based Fitness App
Everyone knows, but few are willing to admit, the irresistible power of shame in influencing our behavior. Why not use some of that power for something good for a change? Cakewalk is a new fitness app that lets you do just that, if you can take it. Cakewalk works much like a normal fitness app, […]
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‘INNER STRENGTH’: Check Out Kevin Hart’s Serious Workout Regimen (Video)
Stand-up comics are not generally known for their physical fitness, known as they are to subsist entirely on cheap late-night delivery pizza, cigarettes, and depending on which decade they live in, a variety of illicit drugs. But Kevin Hart has an approach to fitness more akin to that of a professional athlete, as the new […]
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Hock Design Diskus Dumbbell Set
I’m not a big weightlifter, but I have shared living space with weights in my time, and they don’t usually seem to have much aesthetic purpose – the most common place to find them is on the floor of your closet, I would guess. But the Hock Design Diskus Dumbbell Set is a little bit more […]
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HidrateMe: A Water Bottle That Tells You When to Drink
Human beings are born equipped with a little gadget that tells them when to drink water via a signal that we refer to in English as “thirst.” But let’s face it, sometimes thirst just isn’t enough. For those times, there’s HidrateMe, a smart water bottle that tracks your drinking habits and tells you when it’s time […]
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Human: App Encourages 30 Minutes of Activity Per Day
You might remember the “Be More Human” advertising campaign from Reebok, which equates humanity with physical exercise. From what I can tell, the Human app isn’t directly affiliated with Reebok, but it is in the same general vein, aiming to encourage users to hit at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day. Human uses the sensors inside […]
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QardioBase Smart Scale Tells You More Than Just Your Weight
If you’re at all health conscious or fitness-minded, you’ve probably been forced to depend on a scale to give you some gauge of your health progress. But as almost everyone knows, a simple three-digit figure of how much you weigh is actually nowhere close to being adequate, with many other factors contributing to the overall […]
